Motion-augmenting pendulum-gearing.



H. L. STALEY'. MOTION AUGMENTING PENDULUM GEARING. APPLICATION FILED APB.24, 1911.

1 108 ,938, Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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THE .l'vRRl PETERS PHD'l'D-LITINZ. WASHINGTON. u. c.

To all whom it may concern;

UNITED QFF HARRISON L. sTALEY, or MA -TInsvILLniNDiAivA;

Be it lmownthatfl', HARRISON L. STALEY, a citizen of the United, States, residing at Martinsville, in the county of Morgan and State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Motion-Augmenting Pendulum-Gearing, of which the following is a specification,

reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to pendulum gear- 111g that is des gned for producing motion,

" inore'e specially for the operation of rubbing' devices of washing machines, particu larly such devices as requirerotary-recipro catory motion, the invention having refer en'ce more particularly to means for aug I I cate corresponding elementsor features of 1 in'enting the motion of pendulum v gearing.

The primary object of the invention is to provide improvements in motion augment- I ing gearing, especially of the pendulum. .I type, ,to the end that such gearing shall be adaptedto be operated with the minimum bodily movable rotary fgearing for storing energy imparted thereto and giving off the 'energyfor the actuation of other gearing;

degree of manual effort; a particular object being to provide lever types of gearing with inotio i augmen't ng means that shall, be so o'onstructed'and arranged as to be adapted to be energized for imparting energy, and to absorb or obviate the shocks incidental to the reversing of the direction of motion of the levers in operation; a still further object. being to provide pendulum washing machine gearing with motion augmenting means so constructed that such means shall constitute 'asteadying weight for the pendulum, and so that such gearing shall in a large measure be live weight or movable bodily while its parts are active for the transmission ofjenergy. I 1

Other objects of the, invention of'minor importance will appear in the following description of the invention.

The invention consists essentially in a the invention consisting more specifically in providing a pendulum or a lever with a weight comprising rotary gearing more es pecially with speed increasing gearing and the invention consists further in'the novel parts and in the combinations and arrange ments of pai'ts as hereinafter particularly described aiid'claimed.

Referring to the drawings,

, perspective view of the invention as ,pref? Specification of e; Patent;

iviorio'n anennivrine rE nui M-GEA IN Q; ,p I

I erably "constructed and applied to, awash ing-mac hine; Fig. 2 a vertical central sec: tioiial v ew; Fig. 3 a fragmentary horizon- "-tal section approximately at'the plane of the lll le A A' in "F ig. 1;. r1g. 4a fragmentary inverted planview; Fig. 5 a fragmentary seetional view onthe line B B in Fig. 2; Fig.;6faperspe'ctiveview of a partof a supporting bearing for the'shaft of the rubbing device; Fig. 7 an 1 inverted perspective view of another part of'theshaft bearing;-Fig.

I Patentedisept. 1, 1914." Application filed Apri1'24, '1911. .SrialNoQ 622,927; Y

8a perspective fview' of 'a connecting rod comprising a part of the improved gearing; land, 9 a fragmentary sectionon the line C C in Fig. 2.

, Throughout the different .fig'u-res oftheii 1 drawings similar reference. characters "indiicons'tru'ction herein 1 v referred to "and 1- de- SCIlbBd.

AS illustrating one of the P urpOses for,

which the invention is adapted to be used,

a washing machine is shown in connection with the invention, the machine including a tub comprising a side wall-1, a'bottom 2,"

supporting legs 3, a cover section asecured- I on top of the'side wall, and a movablecover r section 5 connected to'thesection 4L by me ans of hinges 6, 'A suitable gear support 7 is placed upon the section 5 .of the cover and has a journal box 8 thereon which extends ing also an upright guide 9 thereon. A cap 10 is'placedupon the support 7 and with I through the cover section, the support l av-' it is secured to the cover section'5, the cap p being provided with a journal boX 11. A

rubber actuating shaft 12 is .rotatably;

mountedin the journalboxes 8 and '11 and extends into the tub, and it is movable vertically'iii the journal boxes, the lower end of the shaft having flange 13 thereon T to which arubbing'plate 14 is secured, the latter being provided with a suitable number of pins 15 whereby to move the articles to,

and fro in the tub; A pinion 16 is arranged between the support 7 and the cap 10, and the shaft is movable vertically in the pin-'1 ion, the pinion being provided with a spline 17 enabling it to impart rotary-reciprocatory motion .to' the shaft. The aforementioned construction may be variously modi- 1 fied as may be desired.

, 18 is secured to the exterior of thewall 1 As preferably constructed pivot block lie of tl e'tu'b' and .it is provided with a pivot r pin 19 to which aplever 2O isconnected, the.

lever preferably being provided with ajaw 21 receiving the pivot pin. The lever is provided with pivoting ears 22 to which one end of a rack bar 23 isconnected by means of a pivot pin 24, the rack bar extending upon the support"? against the guide 9"and having gear teeth 25 on one side thereof in engagement with the pinion 16 so as to impart motion to the pinion.. The upper side; '10.

of the cover section is provided with a guide plate 26 against WlllCh thQ free end-of the rack-bar slides when the cover section is i moved upward and backwardon its hinges,

- so as to lift the rack barf-from engagement with the pinion. The lever preferably has a separate wooden handle portion 27 of suitable length to afford ample leverage, and preferably it'is provided withlaterally extending handles 28 and28 1 The pendulum or motion-angmentingmedium for assisting in the operation of the lever and gearing connected therewith and for steadying the motion thereof, and

p for continuing the movementafter being set in motion, preferably comprises an arm 20';

formed integrally or otherwise connected with the lever-Q20 so as to preferably be v suspended from the pivot pin 19, a portion of the arm being so formed as to constitute 'an offset crank box 29 which is open at the side toward the legs o-fthe tub, the crank box being below the plane of the bottom of the tub, and it has a journal box 30 thereon extending downwardly so as to constitute the lower end portion of i the arm which is provided at its lower end pwith an extension 31 pro ecting laterally in a plane between two of the legs of the tub, the

lower end portion having also a relatively shorter portion 31 extend ngfrom the ex tension 31 around the end .portion of the journal box. A crank shaft 32 is mounted uprightly in the journal box 30 and extends therethr-ough, the upper end of the shaft having a crank arm 33 thereon provided with a ball shaped crank pin 34, and

a suitable wheel 35 is secured to the shaft horizontally arranged pin 39 which is con,-

nected to a pivotblock 40. A pivot head 41 is secured to the under side of the bottom 2 of thetub and provided with a vertical pivot pin 42 whereby the pivot block 40 is connected to the pivot head. It will be clear from the foregoing that when the lever 20 is rocked on its supporting pivot the 'sha-ft32 ismoved axially toward or from the pivothead 41, but the crank pin 34 is held against movement in that direct on, and consequently'the shaft is caused to rotate and carry the crank pin transversely "in an are about the pivot pin 42, the pivot and pendulum arm in mid position when at rest, and so that the crank arm 33 ex tends:transversely or at quarter position in order that when the lever again is moved, the crank arm not being on dead center must cause rotation of the shaft 32. The wheel 35 may be of such size and weight as to serve as a balance-wheel, but

preferably a stub shaft 43 is mounted on the extension 31 and a 31111011 44 and a 7 relatively large balancewheel 45 is mounted on the stub shaft, the pinion being in mesh wit-lithe toothed wheel35 and suitably connected to the balance-wheel, the .pinion and balance wheel preferably being formed 'integrally and mounted rotatably on the stub shaft, so that the balance wheel must rotate atv relatively high speed when the wheel U5 is rotated. y p

A suitable gear case. is provided which preferably comprises an appertured plate 46 extending about the extensions on the lower end of the pendulum and suitably secured thereto, the plate having a flange 47 thereon extending downwardly about the gear wheelv 35 and the pinion 44. The pendulum is provided with push bars 48 and 48 which preferablyare cast on or otherwise fixedly connected to they plate 46 of the gear case, to enable the operator to use his feet when in sitting position to assist inoperating the pendulum gearing, by placing the feet upon the push bars.

It should be understood that the pendulum and the gearing may be variously modified indetail and may, be adapted to be used in connection with various types of other gearing. It IS obvious also that the balance wheel may be variously arranged on the pendulum arm as may be most convenient, in order to obtain gyroscopic effect in steadying themotionof the operating lever, especially during the periods when the direction of movement of the lever is reversed.

In practical use the" handle portion 27 of the lever is moved so that the rack bar 23 is given reciprocating movement for op- "erating the shaft 12, the lever atj'thesaine time causing the pendulum arm to swing to and fro so as to cause"rotation of the shaft which in turn'drives the wheels connectedtherewith while the wheels are moved .bodilywiththe pendulum and serve as weighting material, while at the same: time acting, to continuelthe motion, not only over the dead centers ofthe crank, but for a time after having. been manually put in" motion, the gearing therefore enabling the operating lever-to'be easily kept in motion. Having thus described the invention, ,what

is claimed as new. is I 1. Gearing including an arm having an offset crank box and, also aqournal box, a shaft rotatable 1n the ournal box and hav- 1 ing a crank arm movablein the crankbox,

and a wheel larger than the crank arm fixed on the shaft for. receiving I and imparting energy to rotate the shaft;

2. Gearing including a pendulumdevice swingingly suspended and .having on its free end a relatively movable weight element, and means actingonwmovement of the. device for moving the weightelement; to, store energy therein and enabling the weight;

element; when energized totimpart swinge;

ingmotion to the device. v o v v '3. Gear1ng lncluding a pendulum dev ce swingingly suspended, a pivoted lever for?- swinging the device, a; wheel rotatably mounted on the.dev1ce,and means actmg on movement of thexdevice for, rotating 5 the andcontinue rotating the shaft during the reversing interruptions in the swinging movement of the arm.

5. Gearing including a support, an arm swingingly suspended on the support, a bal ance-wheel rotatably mounted on the arm, means for rotating the i balance-wheel to .store energy therein, and means enabling the balance-wheel when energized to 1m part'swinging motion to the arm.

6. Pendulum gearing including a sup port, a lever pivoted to the support and hav-j ing a pendulum arm thereon, a wheel rotatable on the arm, continuously rotatable means mounted on the arm and operatively connected with the Wheel, and means con-I nected with the rotatable means and the support for rotating said meansiand. ena

bling the wheel to rotate and {continue roe tation of theucontinuously rotatable means.

' 7. Gearing including a support, an arm swingingly suspended-on the/support, a,

- shaft rotatably mounted on the arm, a bal ance-wheel rotatably mountedton the arm, means connected with'the shaft acting, on swinging movement of the-- arm, -to rotate an arm;; swingingly suspended on the "supft-heshaft, and bodily movable speed-increasing gearing 1 connecting ,the balance-wheel with the shaft for, rotati wheel fasterthantheshaft. I V

8. Pendulum gearing including a support,

pendulum, arm thereon a shaft and also a balance wheel rotatably mounted on the arm, means operatively, connected with the shaft and the support for rotating the shaft, agear wheel secured to, the shaft, and a pinion fixed on the balance-wheel and in engagement with the gear wheel.

9. Pendulum gearing including a support,

ng the balance portya balance-wheel rotatably mounted on I the-arm, 'a lever mounted pivotally on the supportand operatively connected with the arm, a rotaryreciprocatory shaft mounted ;on the support andioperatively connectedwith the lever, and :means connected with the arm andthe balance-wheeland also with the support for rotatingfthe balance-wheel.

. 10. Motion-augmenting pendulum gearing including-an" arm swingingly suspended and;

having on itsfree Y end; a "relatively movable weight element, a rotary-reciprocatory shaft, a. pivoted lever for; imparting swinging movement to the. arm and operati'vely connected Withzthe shaft for operation thereof, and means enabling the swinging ;.arm to automatically move the weight element and also enabling theweightelement when set in motion-to continue the swinging movementj of the arm, for transmitting stored en-l ergy from the weightelement to the shaft.

11. In washing machine gearing, the combination with astationary support,of a lever pivotally connected to thesupport and :having a pendulum arm thereon, a pivot head securedto thesupport, a shaft rota tably mounted on the arm and; havinga crank-annthereon, a wheel secured to the shaft, and a connecting-rod connected to the crankarm and also .tothe pivot head. b

12. In'washing machine gearin'g,-the combination with a stationary support, of a lever pivotal-lyconnected to the support andh'aving an armthereon, the arm having a cranks-box and also a journal-box thereon, a shaftrota- Etably mountedflin the journal-box, a crank arm onthe shaft and movable in the crankbox,;a wheel secured to theshaft, a pivothead secured to the supporaand a connect- 1 ing-rod connectedto the crankearm and also 13. .In washing machine gearing, theflcomally connected to the support and having an armthereon, a shaft rotatably mounted on y the arm', arwheel securedto the-shaft, a crank-arm secured to the shaft andfhaving abalhsliaped crank-pincthereon, a pivot- "head secured to the support and havinga," pivot thereon, a pivot-block connected to the jbination with a supportfofa lever pivot- I 7O 1 a lever pivoted to the support'and having a having a pendulum arm thereon, a'pivottably mounted on the arm, a'connecting-rod pivot-head, and speed-increasing gearing pivot, and a' connecting-rod having a 1 socket; onone end embracing the crank-pin, the oppo'siteendof'the connecting-rod being pivotally connected to the; pivot block.

14. In washing machine gearing, the combination with astationary support, ofalever pivotallyconnected to the support'and i head secured to the support, a shaft rotatablymounted on the arm and-having a crankarm thereon, a balance -wheel rotaconnected to the crank-arm and alsoto the between the shaft and I the balance-wheeh carried by the arm for rotatingsaid balancewheel faster than said shaft while -moving'i bodily with said arm. i

15. In washing machine gearing, the com-i binat on with a support, a top hinged onf the support, a'pivot-block secured to the up-! right side of the support, a: pivot-head se-l cured to the underside of the bottom of the support, a shaft mounted in the top of the support to move rotatively, a pinion con-i nectedwith the shaft, and arack-bar nor-f mally 'in' engagement with the pinion,flof a;

lever pivotally connected to the'pi'voablockf and also to the rack-bar and having an arm thereon provided with a] ournal-boX, a crank-1 shaft rotatably mounted'in thejournal-boxl a crank-arm on thepshaft provided with cranlnpin, a connecting ro-d'connected at one-end with the pivot-head to move angu- *larly horizontally and also vertically and having its opposite end connected to the crank-pin, a guide-plate secured upon the said top for guiding the rack-bar from said p1n1on on movement of said top on its hinge,

a gear wheel secured to-the' crank-shaft,"a balance-wheel rotatably mounted on the arm and a;pin1on thereon in engageiiientjwitli the gear wheel, and a gear casefsecured to the-arm and extending over the gear'wheel and the pinion of the balance-wheel, said case having push-bars thereon. 16. In washlngmachine gearing, the'combination of a stationary support, a prime actuator movably mounted on the support, a

shaft rotatively mounted on the support, and means operatively connecting the shaft with the prime actuator, with a swingingly-supported pendulum arm oper'atively connected ivitlithe actuatorto swing-on movement of the actuator, motion augmenting means mounted on the arm and movable relatively to the arm, and means cooperatingwith the support and the arm acting, on movement of the arm, to automatically move the augmenting means, for storing andgivingott "energy primarily generated b th Prime actuator.

17 In washing machine gearing, the combinationwith a stationary support, a shaft 'rotatively-mounted on the support, a prime actuator movably -mounted on the support, and means operatively connecting the prime actuator with the shaft, of a pendulum operatively connected with the actuator and supportedto swingon movement of the actuator, the pendulum being provided with a combined live-weight element and motion augmenting means including a device movably mounted on the pendulum, and means enabling thependulum on swinging move- *ment to move the device relatively to the pendulumand enabling the device, when set 1I1'H10l310I1, to continue in motion during reversing interrupt-ions of swinging motion of the pendulum, :for "starting the pendulum after interruptions of movement and augmenting'the power 'of the prime actuator to 'operatethe'shaftu l8.In gearing, the combination with a swingingly supported device, of a balancewheel rotatably mounted on the device, a movably supported prime actuator. operatively connected with the device, and movable means actuatedon movement of theactuator and-"the device and rotating the balance-wheel at relatively high-speed, for storing energy generated by the actuator to be subsequently imparted to the actuator.

' '19. Inwashmg machine gearing, the conibination with a supporting structure, pendulum swingingly supported by the structure, and a movable prime actuator operatively connected with the pendulum and on movement imparting motion thereto, of a balance-wheel rotatably mounted on the pendulum, op'erablegearing operatively connected with the balance-wheel and having a crank arm, the gearing being carried by the pendulum,'and means cooperating with 'the structure and the crank arm for operating the gearing and rotating the balancewheel on movement of the pendulum.

20. In washing machine gearing, the combination with a supporting structure, a movable prime actuator, and 'a' pendulum device pivotally supported to swing under the structure and operatively connected with the actuator, of abalance-wheel rotatably mounted on thedevice, operable gearing for rotatingthe balance-wheel carried by the ing-the pendulum device, of a balance-wheel and also actuating gearing therefor movably mounted on the pendulum device, the gear ingbeing provided with means cooperating with the structure for moving the gearing on, movement of the pendulum device. Q 22. In washing machine gearing, the combination with a supporting structure, of a pendulum device swingingly supported by the structure, a wheel rotatably mounted on the pendulum device and providedwith a crank arm for rotating the wheel, and

means cooperating with the structure and the crank arm for rotating :the wheel on movement of the pendulum device. p

23. In washing machine gearing, the com bination with a supporting structure, reciprocatory gearingmounted upon the top of the structure, and an actuating lever pivotally supported on one side of thestructure and operatively connected with the gearing, of motion augmenting pendulum gearing including swinging and also rotatable means movably supported and actuated by the lever to swing under the structure, and means cooperating with the supporting structure andthe gearing for rotating the rotatable means on swinging movement of the swinging means.

24. In washing machine gearing, a swingingly supported pendulum device provided on its free end portion with relatively highspeed rotary motion augmenting and weighting appliances having means connected therewith for rotating the appliances on swinging movement of the pendulum device.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRISON L. STALEY. Witnesses P. A. IIAVELIOK,

E.'T SILVIUS.

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